Ball-cock.



L. UNOKLESS.

BALL COOK. 7 APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6, 1911.

I 6,458. Patented Feb. 6, 1912v ipplisetion file i. ls areh 8, 15H Serial Filo. #312,568.

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mimetic-n V I i. l is a lull invention re certain ii'nprevel. ll. eeel zs l flush tanks and wire in. which itis desired to wtmnaitiezlll y regulate the supply uf water tleretu. Thea the hiittom eat the tank er reserthey ire not easily accessible and vie greater part of the time TqlIllFQ more or less frequent 1 usually etmstructed i/ery cliflicult e011 eet the mwl s .fier repaclung ot the l1 remain-s without removn m- Jther e. L

ii the tank, and (me e tire vmve :iirem mi t re main r; or? my invention is to marble the valve proper and Hill or any of its miiiieetimis with i" hall. lion. in be easily and quickly remme ft'er repairs er replnch l :1 new 'z ilve wh n necessary without dieiturbing the valve case, or any of its eonneetiens with the supply 1 ue and tzrnlc.

illiOiliM/l object is to reduce the number of parts of the valve and tn enable such arts ii C(Hlfillllt lly assembled than has 1 dc; iced. will he brought out vine; description. in, The drawing lrigiire l is a. tug plan it the hull eeeh ilii lUti 'i'lllg the. various fe: lures of my im'mifieir, a portion of the ball lliiu'll shown. i igs. and 3 are \il'lltii 01ml views oi ihe same valve (when :11 fit angles to each other except that in l! 3 i'he plunger valve is shown in l' "\'liilt ii.

l lkiS rah-x rennet-ted to the water suply pipe lwhich is adapted it) he seuiired in the usual nmnner by leek nuts :md ----l-- and pee/kings t the indium m the flush tank or reservoir not shuwn. said supply pipe being provided. at

upper end with a valve Heat This ml melt or Valve emnpris' 11 (using Al mriii g; n ii]l"tl(it(l inlet l-' SCI'QWPLl upon he upper end (it the supply pipe ---l--- and 21 lnietzil Oil-3 i1 ----ffi' *l1:l'\llljj an outlet --E)--- side adapted m dievhzirge into in its under 1 vzrlvee are generally,"

extra pipe l0--- may be emitted. The wire ca; sing ----(i-- is also provided with it cylintlri *"l. apening ----ll*- above and. e0 51 a with the valve seat, ---5--- for receiving and guiding 21 plunger valve -49? having a removable section --13- screwed therein, The lower end of the election ---13* is praviclecl with a socket in which located packing -14 for direct engagement with the valve seat A11 adrlitia .li cup packing -l5--- is 1 the section -l3--- and we term a water tight ieii t i J V 'enl; the par 0'} i ater outwardl train the o l.l-. This plunger -42 extends mime distance above the valve mining ---\"3--- and is provided with rim mitwzirdlv prerniting annular :liin 'e --l fiand slotted extez --l7-, the liiii'lge -l6-- serving; to d dmvnwiirrll v my water which may from the opening -ll-- in case any iniperfectimls in the. packing --15----, while the slotted extension ---17--'-- serves to receive a portion of the pl anger Qpetriirig lever 18- and for purpose is i vided with 21 transvei: slot ---1 m. H sulheient size to permit the tree tiCi'lUll the lever -l8-- therein.

The valve casing: diametrically. opposite sides 0'5 the plunger l2- withupwardly projeetiiigr slotted extension 20- and EL the extension -2() being provided with a t'nleriun pin -22- extending uemss the slni for receiving and supporting the adjacent end (If the lever -l t-l--- while the opposite slotted extension 21 is somewhat longer vertically and terms :1 guide for the adjm'eut purtion of said lever to hold the latter against litt- (l'iil displueement. The lever ---l5'-- therefore extends th'i'nugyh and hejmnd i'he 0pmsite sides of the slotted extension l.? and :llHU through the slotted extensions "-20 and il of the casing (3- one end 0! mild lever being fur 'ated or provided with an open sided slot or hearing 225- tnr enggzigement with the pin ---22-- whereby the lever may be easil' and quickly detached from said pin without disturbing either the pin or the plunger of valve casing. The opposite endof this lever .is provided'with an outwardly extending offset or arm -2 t to which is pivoted at 25-+, a ball lever 26 the latter being ful-' crumed at -27- upon the upper end of the slotted extension +21- directl over the plunger -12 and portion o the lever 18-- which extends through said plunger. v p

The fulcrum 27-'- for the lever -26- preferably. consists of ..a screw passin through registered a'pertu-res in the slotte extension --21-, and lever ---26 and is tapped or screwed in one side of said ex-.

tension so that it may when necessary. The free end be readily removed screwed a rod -28 carrying a float or ball .-29-, the rod ;28 '.being held against turning b a set screw 3G-.

- It will'be seen rom the foregoing desription thatfthe levers 26 and -l8 may be readil withdrawn by simply removing a single ulcrum screw --27, t us permitting the lever 18 to be withdrawn end- 'ment with the fulcrum wise or to the left of Fig. 2 out of engagein 22 and through the slotted extenslon 17, also permitting the valve or plunger -12- to be removed for repairs if necessary or replacedby a new one as may be required.

The pipe -10+ is screwed into the main body'of the valve case and unless .properl supported is more .or less liable to break 0 or strip the threads by accidental contact with some object and in orderto obviate this objectionable result, it is additionally held in place by a superposed bracket -40- havlng an aperture therein through which thepipe is inserted when being screwed into 1 the valve case, said bracket being spaced apart some distance from the threaded connection of the pipe with the main bod of the case so as to relieve the threads rom undue strain.

y of the lever -2(i is pro-- vided with a threaded socket in which is 20 I having What I claimis:

1. A ball 000k comprising a valvecase' I 3 having an inlet and an outlet, ia'. valve for the inlet, arms projecting upwardly unequal distances from'the valve-case at opposite sides of the valve, a fulcrum-pinon the shorter arm, a float lever fulc rumed intermediate its ends on the 1011 arm and extending over the valve tower the short arm, and an additional lever having one end prov vided with an open-sided bearing enga said fulcrumspin audits other end provided I therewith 'aiid*pivoted' to the adjacent end '0f the float leverfthe intermediate portion of said additional lever beingoperativelf connected to the valve.

2. A ball cock ccmprising= a 1valvecas 66 having an inlet and an outletflalid also prd, vided with a cylindrical valve-opening '00" axial with the inlet and exiendi through the upper side of the-casing, a va resin said opening having a transverse slotf;. arms of 7 unequal length projectin upwardly from said casing at opposite si es of the valve, a fulcrum pin on the shorter. 'a1'm; ;a lever passed loosely through and-engag' the lower and upper walls of the slot an hav ing one end furcated and engagedrwith the fulcrum pin and Mother end extendedbefi.

my hand on this 25th day of February; 1911.

LESLIE UNCKLESS. Witnesses H. E. CHASE, E. F. SPEARING. 

